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CaliforniaL.A. 'most wanted' gangster arrested (Los Angeles, CA):
One of the LAPD's 10 "Most Wanted" gang members was discovered in Oklahoma City when he was caught in a prostitution sting, police Chief William Bratton said Thursday.
Source: Whittier Daily News
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.whittierdailynews.com/...

MarylandFederal bill includes funding to stem local gangs (Maryland):
Federal lawmakers will soon vote on a bill that includes grants totaling $600,000 to fight gangs in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced this week.
Source: The Washington Post
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

CaliforniaGang violence rises in Visalia (Visalia, CA):
Local gang officers said they will continue efforts to suppress an increase of gang violence in Visalia that has left 16 people wounded since July 7.
Source: Fresno Bee
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.fresnobee.com/...

District of ColumbiaReport: Police hype gangs to score funding (Washington, DC):
Street gang membership is dropping nationwide, but a Washington think tank says law enforcement is exaggerating the problem in order to cash in on government grants.
Source: The Record
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.northjersey.com/...

District of ColumbiaCities taking wrong steps to stop gangs, report says (Washington, DC):
A report by a Washington, D.C., think tank concludes that anti-gang legislation and police crackdowns across the country only worsen the gang problem and suggests more needs to be done to prevent children from joining in the first place.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date: July 19, 2007http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/...

WashingtonCouncil must revote on anti-gang ordinance (Yakima, WA):
A technical glitch will force Yakima City Council members to revote on the anti-gang ordinance that they thought they passed Tuesday night.
Source: Yakima Herald-Republic
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.yakima-herald.com/...

ColoradoAurora crime stats take a dive (Aurora, CO):
Aurora has seen a decrease in violent and property crime during the first half of 2007 compared with statistics from the same period last year.
Source: Rocky Mountain News
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.rockymountainnews.com/...

OklahomaShootings prompt concern about return of gang violence (Altus, OK):
A spate of recent shootings in this southwest Oklahoma city has police worried about a possible return of gang violence that plagued the community in the early 1990s.
Source: Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise
Date: July 19, 2007http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/...

WashingtonYakima latest Washington town to ban membership in street gangs (Yakima, WA):
A divided City Council has made Yakima the biggest municipality in the state to prohibit membership in street gangs.
Source: The Olympian
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.theolympian.com/...

CaliforniaGang crime surging in Valley (Los Angeles, CA):
Gang crime in the San Fernando Valley has jumped almost 15 percent since the start of the year, despite a highly publicized effort by Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to aggressively crack down on street gangs.
Source: The Daily News of Los Angeles
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.dailynews.com/...

UtahOgden City Council passes anti-gang ordinances (Ogden, UT):
The Ogden City Council has approved a series of anti-gang ordinances. Approved last night, the laws are aimed at making it harder for street gangs to recruit by clamping down on loitering.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.sltrib.com/...

IllinoisSouthwest Side neighborhood reeling from violence in park (Chicago, IL):
Maria Gonzalez is still shaken after seeing the aftermath of a huge fight at a neighborhood park a block from her home.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

ConnecticutTeens charged in assault (Manchester, CT):
Two of five people arrested Monday in connection with a gang-related assault on Cottage Street, were in court Tuesday to face charges.
Source: The Hartford Courant
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.courant.com/...

WashingtonNeighbors say empty building is causing a gang nuisance on their street (Outlook, WA):
An empty building is turning a peaceful street in a small town into a hot bed for gang activity. A building on 1st Ave in Outlook used to be home to Timmerman's Lumber Company.
Source: KNDO/KNDU News
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.kndo.com/...

CaliforniaHomicide rates decline in the Southland (Los Angeles, CA):
Southern California law enforcement officials, who started the year fearing a surge in gang crime, have reached midyear with a major drop in homicides, according to crime statistics released Tuesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.latimes.com/...

District of ColumbiaSocial programs to combat gangs seen as more effective than police (Washington, DC):
When it comes to fighting gangs, there's the New York City approach, and there's the Los Angeles approach, according to the Justice Policy Institute. And one statistic dramatizes the difference: Two years ago, Los Angeles police reported 11,402 gang-related crimes; New York police, 520.
Source: The Washington Post
Date: July 18, 2007http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

CaliforniaReport: Anti-gang strategy failing badly (Los Angeles, CA):
Anti-gang legislation and police crackdowns are failing so badly that they are strengthening the criminal organizations and making U.S. cities more dangerous, according to a report being released Wednesday.
Source: ABC News
Date: July 18, 2007http://abcnews.go.com/...

IllinoisBoy beaten into coma in attack at S.W. Side park (Chicago, IL):
Extra Chicago Police patrolled a tense Scottsdale neighborhood Monday following a series of violent incidents that culminated with the savage beating of a 16-year-old boy in Durkin Park on the Southwest Side over the weekend.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: July 17, 2007http://www.suntimes.com/...

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